2010–11 St. Louis Blues season

The 2010–11 St. Louis Blues season was the team's 44th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.^[1]

2010–11 St. Louis Blues
Division	4th Central
Conference	11th Western
2010–11 record	38–33–11
Home record	23–13–5
Road record	15–20–6
Goals for	240
Goals against	234
Team information
General manager	Doug Armstrong
Coach	Davis Payne
Captain	Eric Brewer (Oct.–Feb.) Vacant (Feb.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	David Backes Barret Jackman Erik Johnson (Oct.–Feb.) Alexander Steen
Arena	Scottrade Center
Average attendance	19,150
Team leaders
Goals	David Backes (31)
Assists	Alex Pietrangelo (32)
Points	David Backes (62)
Penalty minutes	B. J. Crombeen (154)
Plus/minus	David Backes (+32)
Wins	Jaroslav Halak (27)
Goals against average	Jaroslav Halak (2.48)
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The Blues posted a regular season record of 38 wins, 33 losses and 11 overtime/shootout losses for 87 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season. Until the 2017–18 NHL season, this was the final season that the Blues did not make the playoffs.

Off-season

On April 14, the Blues announced that Davis Payne would be retained as head coach, making him the 23rd head coach of the franchise.
Doug Armstrong was named the new general manager, replacing Larry Pleau, who will serve in a different capacity in the organization.^[2] On June 1, former player Scott Mellanby was hired as an assistant coach.^[3] On June 18, the Blues hired former NHL goaltender Corey Hirsch as their new goaltending coach. He joined the Blues on July 1.^[4]

On July 1, Doug Armstrong became the team's new general manager.^[5] Also on July 1, Dave Taylor became the new director of player personnel. He was previously with the Dallas Stars for three years and prior to that with the Los Angeles Kings organization as both a player and in their front office for 30 years.^[6]

On August 12, Dr. Jerome Gilden, the Blues' team doctor since their inception in 1967, died.^[7]

On August 27, forward Paul Kariya (a free agent at the time) announced that he would sit out the entire 2010–11 season due to post-concussion syndrome.^[8][9]

Divisional standings

Central Division^[10]

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		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y-Detroit Red Wings	82	47	25	10	43	261	241	104
2	Nashville Predators	82	44	27	11	38	219	194	99
3	Chicago Blackhawks	82	44	29	9	38	258	225	97
4	St. Louis Blues	82	38	33	11	34	240	234	87
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	35	13	29	215	258	81

Conference standings

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	54	19	9	50	262	185	117
2	y – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	48	25	9	43	248	213	105
3	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	47	25	10	43	261	241	104
4	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	47	30	5	43	239	235	99
5	Nashville Predators	CE	82	44	27	11	38	219	194	99
6	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	43	26	13	38	231	226	99
7	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	46	30	6	36	219	198	98
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	44	29	9	38	258	225	97
8.5
9	Dallas Stars	PA	82	42	29	11	37	227	233	95
10	Calgary Flames	NW	82	41	29	12	32	250	237	94
11	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	38	33	11	34	240	234	87
12	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	39	35	8	36	206	233	86
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	34	35	13	29	215	258	81
14	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	30	44	8	24	227	288	68
15	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	25	45	12	23	193	269	62

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Colorado Avalanche	3-1	St. Louis Blues		Halak	10,615	0-1-0
2	September 22	St. Louis Blues	5-1	Minnesota Wild		Bishop	16,219	1-1-0
3	September 24	Minnesota Wild	0-5	St. Louis Blues		Conklin	11,525	2-1-0
4	September 25	St. Louis Blues	2-5	Dallas Stars		Allen	9,346	2-2-0
5	September 26	St. Louis Blues	2-0	Colorado Avalanche		Bishop		3-2-0
6	September 30	Chicago Blackhawks	1-4	St. Louis Blues		Halak	11,624	4-2-0
7	October 2	Dallas Stars	2-3	St. Louis Blues	OT	Halak	14,319	5-2-0
8	October 3	St. Louis Blues	3-4	Chicago Blackhawks		Conklin	19,692	5-3-0

Schedule and results

Blues Schedule
On FSN, unless noted otherwise on VS.

• Green background indicates win (2 points).
• Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
• White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

2010–11 Game Log
October: 6–1–2 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 1–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Philadelphia Flyers, 7pm 1 - 2 St. Louis Blues OT Halak 19,150 1-0-0 2 StL 2, Phi 1 OT 2 October 11 Anaheim Ducks, 1pm 1 - 5 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 2-0-0 4 StL 5, Ana 1 3 October 14 St. Louis Blues, 7pm 3 - 4 Nashville Predators Halak 15,103 2-1-0 4 Nsh 4, StL 3 4 October 16 St. Louis Blues, 7:30pm 2 - 3 Dallas Stars SO Conklin 11,750 2-1-1 5 Dal 3, StL 2 SO 5 October 18 St. Louis Blues, 7:30pm 2 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks OT Halak 20,641 2-1-2 6 Chi 3, StL 2 OT 6 October 22 Chicago Blackhawks, 7pm 2 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 3-1-2 8 StL 4, Chi 2 7 October 23 Pittsburgh Penguins, 7pm 0 - 1 St. Louis Blues OT Halak 19,150 4-1-2 10 StL 1, Pit 0 OT 8 October 28 St. Louis Blues, 7pm 3 - 0 Nashville Predators Halak 15,506 5-1-2 12 StL 3, Nsh 0 9 October 30 Atlanta Thrashers, 7pm 3 - 4 St. Louis Blues SO Halak 19,150 6-1-2 14 StL 4, Atl 3 SO
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). November: 6–7–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 3-6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 4 San Jose Sharks, 7pm 0 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 7-1-2 16 StL 2, SJ 0 11 November 6 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 2 - 1 Boston Bruins SO Halak 17,565 8-1-2 18 StL 2, Bos 1 SO 12 November 7 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 2 - 0 New York Rangers Conklin 17,376 9-1-2 20 StL 2, NYR 0 13 November 10 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 1 - 8 Columbus Blue Jackets Halak 10,265 9-2-2 20 CBJ 8, StL 1 14 November 11 Nashville Predators, 7pm 3 - 2 St. Louis Blues SO Halak 19,150 9-2-3 21 Nsh 3, StL 2 SO 15 November 13 St. Louis Blues, 7pm 3 - 5 Phoenix Coyotes Conklin 9,412 9-3-3 21 Pho 5, StL 3 16 November 15 St. Louis Blues, 7pm [VS] 3 - 6 Colorado Avalanche Halak 12,670 9-4-3 21 CO 6, StL 3 17 November 17 St. Louis Blues, 6:30pm 3 - 7 Detroit Red Wings Halak 20,066 9-5-3 21 Det 7, StL 3 18 November 19 Ottawa Senators, 7pm 2 - 5 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 10-5-3 23 StL 5, Ott 2 19 November 20 New Jersey Devils, 7pm 2 - 3 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 11-5-3 25 StL 3, NJ 2 20 November 24 St. Louis Blues, 7pm [VS] 2 - 1 Nashville Predators SO Halak 16,603 12-5-3 27 StL 2, Nsh 1 SO 21 November 26 St. Louis Blues, 7:30pm 2 - 3 Dallas Stars Halak 16,675 12-6-3 27 Dal 3, StL 2 22 November 27 Dallas Stars, 7pm 2 - 1 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 12-7-3 27 Dal 2, StL 1 23 November 30 St. Louis Blues, 7pm [VS] 5 - 7 Chicago Blackhawks Conklin 21,140 12-8-3 27 Chi 7, StL 5
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). December: 8–4–2 (Home: 6–3–1; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Washington Capitals, 7pm 4 - 1 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 12-9-3 27 Wsh 4, StL 1 25 December 4 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 1 - 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Halak 16,839 12-9-4 28 Edm 2, StL 1 OT 26 December 5 St. Louis Blues, 8pm 3 - 2 Vancouver Canucks Halal 18,860 13-9-4 30 StL 3, Van 2 27 December 9 Columbus Blue Jackets, 7pm 1 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 14-9-4 32 StL 4, Col 1 28 December 11 Carolina Hurricanes, 7pm 2 - 1 St. Louis Blues SO Halak 19,150 14-9-5 33 Car 2, StL 1 SO 29 December 15 St. Louis Blues, 6:30pm 2 - 5 Detroit Red Wings Halak 18,769 14-10-5 33 Det 5, StL 2 30 December 16 Los Angeles Kings, 7pm 4 - 6 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 15-10-5 35 StL 6, L.A. 4 31 December 18 San Jose Sharks, 7pm 4 - 1 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 15-11-5 35 SJ 4, StL 1 32 December 20 Vancouver Canucks, 7pm 3 - 1 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 15-12-5 35 Van 3, StL 1 33 December 21 St. Louis Blues, 6pm [no TV] 4 - 2 Atlanta Thrashers Conklin 14,662 16-12-5 37 StL 4, Atl 2 34 December 23 Detroit Red Wings, 7pm 3 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 17-12-5 39 StL 4, Det 3 35 December 26 Nashville Predators, 6pm 0 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 18-12-5 41 StL 2, Nsh 0 36 December 28 Chicago Blackhawks, 7pm 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 19-12-5 43 StL 3, Chi 1 37 December 31 Phoenix Coyotes, 7:30pm [VS] 3 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 20-12-5 45 StL 4, Pho 3
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). January: 2-8–2 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 1–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Dallas Stars, 5pm 4 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 20-13-5 45 Dal 4, StL 2 39 January 6 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 5 - 6 Toronto Maple Leafs SO Conklin 19,283 20-13-6 46 Tor 6, StL 5 SO 40 January 8 New York Rangers, 7pm 2 - 1 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 20-14-6 46 NYR 2, StL 1 41 January 10 Phoenix Coyotes, 8pm 4 - 3 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 20-15-6 46 Pho 4, StL 3 42 January 12 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 4 - 7 Anaheim Ducks Conklin 12,499 20-16-6 46 Ana 7, StL 4 43 January 13 St. Louis Blues, 9:30pm 3 - 1 Los Angeles Kings Halak 17,932 21-16-6 48 StL 3, L.A. 1 44 January 15 St. Louis Blues, 9:30pm 2 - 4 San Jose Sharks Halak 17,562 21-17-6 48 SJ 4, StL 2 45 January 18 Los Angeles Kings, 7pm 1 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 22-17-6 50 StL 2, L.A. 1 46 January 20 Detroit Red Wings, 7pm 4 - 3 St. Louis Blues OT Halak 19,150 22-17-7 51 Det 4, StL 3 OT 47 January 22 Columbus Blue Jackets, 7pm 5 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 22-18-7 51 CBJ 5, StL 2 48 January 24 St. Louis Blues, 8:30pm 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Halak 12,338 22-19-7 51 Col 4, StL 3 49 January 26 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 1 - 4 Calgary Flames Conklin 19,289 22-20-7 51 Cal 4, StL 1
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). February: 6–5–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap -- February 1 Colorado Avalanche, 7pm St. Louis Blues PPD. INCLEMENT WEATHER (Tu. Feb. 22 make-up date) 50 February 4 Edmonton Oilers, 7pm 3 - 5 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 23-20-7 53 StL 5, Edm 3 51 February 6 St. Louis Blues, 2pm 3 - 4 Tampa Bay Lightning OT Conklin 14,896 23-20-8 54 TB 4, StL 3 OT 52 February 8 St. Louis Blues, 6:30pm 2 - 1 Florida Panthers Halak 12,228 24-20-8 56 StL 2, FL 1 53 February 11 Minnesota Wild, 7pm 5 - 4 St. Louis Blues SO Halak 19,150 24-20-9 57 Min. 5, StL 4 54 February 12 St. Louis Blues, 8pm 1 - 3 Minnesota Wild Halak 19,322 24-21-9 57 Min. 3, StL 1 55 February 14 Vancouver Canucks, 7pm (no TV) 2 - 3 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 25-21-9 59 StL 3, Van 2 56 February 18 St. Louis Blues, 6:30pm 3 - 0 Buffalo Sabres Conklin 18,493 26-21-9 61 StL 3, Buf 0 57 February 19 Anaheim Ducks, 7pm 3 - 9 St. Louis Blues Bishop 19,150 27-21-9 63 StL 9, Ana 3 58 February 21 Chicago Blackhawks, 1pm 5 - 3 St. Louis Blues Bishop 19,150 27-22-9 63 Chi 4, StL 3 59 February 22 Colorado Avalanche, 7pm 4 - 3 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 27-23-9 63 CO 4, StL 3 (2/1 make-up game) 60 February 24 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 2 - 3 Vancouver Canucks Conklin 18,860 27-24-9 63 Van 3, StL 2 61 February 25 St. Louis Blues, 8pm 5 - 0 Edmonton Oilers Bishop 16,839 28-24-9 65 StL 5, Edm 0 62 February 27 St. Louis Blues, 7pm 0 - 1 Calgary Flames Bishop 19,289 28-25-9 65 Cal 1, StL 0
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). March: 7–7–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 1 Calgary Flames, 7pm 6 - 0 St. Louis Blues Bishop 19,150 28-26-9 65 Cal 6, StL 0 64 March 3 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 2 - 3 Washington Capitals Conklin 18,398 28-27-9 65 Wsh 3, StL 2 65 March 5 St. Louis Blues, 12pm (alternate FSM channel) [11] 2 - 5 New York Islanders Bishop 10,354 28-28-9 65 NYI 5, StL 2 66 March 7 Columbus Blue Jackets, 8pm 4 - 5 St. Louis Blues SO Bishop 19,150 29-28-9 67 StL 5, Col 4 SO 67 March 9 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 4 - 3 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Halak 11,508 30-28-9 69 StL 4, Col 3 OT 68 March 10 Montreal Canadiens, 7pm 1 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 31-28-9 71 StL 4, Mon 1 69 March 12 Detroit Red Wings, 7pm 5 - 3 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 31-29-9 71 Det 5, StL 3 70 March 16 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 1 - 2 Anaheim Ducks Halak 12,604 31-30-9 71 Ana 2, StL 1 71 March 17 St. Louis Blues, 9:30pm 4 - 0 Los Angeles Kings Halak 18,118 32-30-9 73 StL 4, L.A. 0 72 March 19 St. Louis Blues, 9:30pm 3 - 5 San Jose Sharks Conklin 17,562 32-31-9 73 SJ 5, StL 3 73 March 22 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 1 - 2 Phoenix Coyotes Halak 10,977 32-32-9 73 Pho 2, StL 1 74 March 24 Edmonton Oilers, 7pm 0 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 33-32-9 75 StL 4, Edm 0 75 March 26 St. Louis Blues, 7pm 6 - 3 Minnesota Wild Conklin 18,112 34-32-9 77 StL 6, Min 3 76 March 29 Minnesota Wild, 7pm 3 - 2 St. Louis Blues SO Halak 19,150 34-32-10 78 Min 3, StL 2 SO 77 March 30 St. Louis Blues, 6:30pm 10 - 3 Detroit Red Wings Halak 20,066 35-32-10 80 StL 10, Det 3
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). April: 3–1–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Calgary Flames, 7pm 3 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 35-33-10 80 Cal 3, StL 2 79 April 3 St. Louis Blues, 4pm 6 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets Halak 13,538 36-33-10 82 StL 6, Col 1 80 April 5 Colorado Avalanche, 7pm 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 37-33-10 84 StL 3, CO 1 81 April 6 St. Louis Blues, 7pm [VS] 3 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks OT Conklin 21,435 37-33-11 85 Chi 4, StL 3 OT 82 April 9 Nashville Predators, 7pm 0 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 38-33-11 87 StL 2, Nsh 0

Season

November

T. J. Oshie broke his ankle in Columbus on November 10 during a fight midway in the third period playing the Columbus Blue Jackets when a Blue Jacket player fell on him; he will be out at least three months. He had surgery the next day.^[12] Just before that game, after a November 7 shutout (game #4) win, the Blues were off to their best start in team history, with seven consecutive wins for 20 points (9–1–2) in only 12 games.^[13]

Ratings have soared for the Blues on FSN with 16 telecasts averaging 3.6, a whopping 59% higher than the 2.3 rating compared to the same time last year. October was the best-season opening month in Blues' history for games on the network. A record 5.6 rating was achieved on November 4 (Blues at home against the San Jose Sharks) beating the 5.0 rating for a game on March 29, 2000. The team has also sold out each one of its nine home games so far with 19,150 per game, for a total of 172,350.^[14]

December

The slew of key injuries this season continued with the concussion that Andy McDonald received on the last play of the December 4 game against the Edmonton Oilers in an overtime loss. He is the fourth Blue to suffer the debilitating injury with Cam Janssen and Carlo Colaiacovo returning, but David Perron still out with his since November 4.^[15]

T. J. Oshie began a light skate on December 23, six weeks after suffering a broken ankle on November 10,^[16] and could return by the end of January.^[17]

January

David Backes was named the lone Blues' representative for the NHL All-Star Game for January 30, his first.^[18]

T. J. Oshie was activated and available for the game on January 18 after missing 31 games since a broken ankle on November 10.^[19]

On January 20, the Blues updated the status of two forwards with concussions: Andy McDonald and David Perron. McDonald passed a baseline concussion test and has resumed light skating. He has been out of the lineup since December 4. Perron is still experiencing symptoms but will begin light exercise to see how his body responds. He has been out of the lineup since November 4.^[20]

February

On February 1, the Blues announced that the day's home game against the Colorado Avalanche was postponed due to severe weather. No make-up date has been set.^[21]

On February 2, the Blues announced that February 22 at 7pm is to be the make-up date for the February 1 postponed game.^[22]

Andy McDonald has been activated from injured reserve and will play against the Edmonton Oilers on February 4. He has missed 24 games since his December 4 concussion. To make room for him, the Blues sent Philip McRae down to the American Hockey League's Peoria Rivermen.^[23]

On February 18, the Blues traded their captain, Eric Brewer to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for unsigned draft choice Brock Beukeboom and a third-round pick in the upcoming 2011 NHL Entry Draft.^[24]

On a second consecutive day of trading, the Blues traded Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a 2011 or 2012 first-round draft choice to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for former first-round draft choices Chris Stewart, Kevin Shattenkirk and a conditional 2011 or 2012 second-round draft choice.^[25]

The team responded to the changes in the next game that same February 19 evening. After spotting the Anaheim Ducks an 0–2 deficit, they scored two quick goals to tie the game, and then two others in the first period for a slender 4–3 lead. They then blasted four more goals in the second period, including two consecutive goals late in the period by newcomer Chris Stewart (with Kevin Shattenkirk setting him up for his second goal), and one more in the third in a runaway 9–3 win. It was the highest number of goals scored by the Blues in a single game since they scored their all-time high of 11 against the Ottawa Senators in 1994.^[26]

David Perron has been trying to get back onto the ice since his November 4 concussion. He has missed 50 games (through game #60 on February 24). He passed a baseline test last month and has begun light exercises.^[27]

Ben Bishop recorded his first NHL shutout against the Edmonton Oilers, stopping all 39 shots in a 5–0 win in Edmonton on February 25.^[28]

In the third major trade in barely over a week, on February 27, the Blues traded Brad Boyes to the Buffalo Sabres for a second-round draft pick.^[29]

The Blues suffered a rare shutout at the Buffalo game after 111 consecutive games, the longest in the NHL and only eight games shy of the Blues' record.^[30]

The Blues on February 28, the Blues placed goaltender Ty Conklin on waivers, but he cleared them with no team picking him up, so he remains a Blue for now. The team can either send him to the Peoria Rivermen, or ask goaltender Ben Bishop to be demoted.^[31][32]

In a move just before the NHL trade deadline at 3pm EST, on February 28, the Blues traded left-winger Brad Winchester for a third-round draft pick from the Anaheim Ducks in 2012.^[33]

March

After a glittering 9–1–2 (20 points in 12 games) start, the Blues plagued by injuries and sub-par performances by key personnel, dropped to an even record (28–28–9) with a loss to the New York Islanders on March 5. They have since struggled to a 19–27–7 (45 points in 53 games) record after that November 7 high point.

Prior to the March 7 game, a 5–4 shootout win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team honored its four greatest players to wear the number 7 jersey in a "Salute to No. 7": Red Berenson, Garry Unger, Joe Mullen, and Keith Tkachuk. Transcripts of the four speeches are here.^[34]

Defenseman Barret Jackman and forward Alexander Steen (both alternate captains), will miss four-to-six weeks due to injuries suffered in the overtime win on March 9.^[35][36] The team subsequently elevated 21-year-old, up-and-coming defenseman Alex Pietrangelo and veteran Andy McDonald to alternate captains.^[37]

On March 16, Chairman Dave Checketts announced he was putting up for sale his 20% stake in the franchise and the Scottrade Center. TowerBrook Capital Partners owns 70% and other minority investors (including a local beer distributor Tom Stillman) own the other 10%.^[38] On March 17, it was announced that both the St. Louis Blues franchise and the Scottrade Center were for sale.^[39]

On March 30, the Blues defeated the Detroit Red Wings 10–3 at Joe Louis Arena.^[40] It was the first time an NHL team had scored 10 goals in a regular season game since February 6, 2009, when the Dallas Stars defeated the New York Rangers at home by a score of 10–2.^[41] It was also the first time that the Blues had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game since February 26, 1994, when they defeated the Ottawa Senators in an 11–1 road win.^[42]

April

On April 1, the Blues were officially eliminated from the playoffs with a 3–2 loss to the Calgary Flames with a record of 35–33–10 (80 points) and four games to play. Calgary now has 89 points while the Blues can now only get to 88 points. Jarome Iginla got two goals plus an assist in the win to become the 77th player to reach 1,000 points in his career with the game-winning wrist shot on a breakaway with only 5:03 remaining in the third period.^[43] He has 39 goals and 41 assists in 79 games this season, and 480 goals plus 520 assists in 1,103 career regular-season games.^[44]

On April 9, David Backes earned a plus-minus team-high of +32, Alexander Steen scored his 20th goal with 49 seconds remaining in the game – which was also his 100th career NHL goal – and T. J. Oshie scored the first goal in a 2–0 shutout by Jaroslav Halak for the third time this season over the Nashville Predators.^[45]

The Blues finished in fourth place in the Central Division and 11th place in the Western Conference with a 38–33–11 (87 points) record.

The Blues concluded the regular season having allowed the fewest shorthanded goals in the NHL, with just one.^[46]

Playoffs

The Blues failed to qualify for the playoffs again after having failed to qualify in 2009–10.

Player statistics

Skaters

(Updated through games of April 9, 2011) FINAL
Stats

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM David Backes 82 31 31 62 32 93 Patrik Berglund 81 22 30 52 -3 26 Alexander Steen 72 20 31 51 -3 26 Andy McDonald 58 20 30 50 18 26 Matt D'Agostini 82 21 25 46 8 40 Alex Pietrangelo 79 11 32 43 18 19 Brad Boyes (-2/27) ‡ 62 12 29 41 11 30 T. J. Oshie 49 12 22 34 10 15 Vladimir Sobotka 65 7 22 29 -4 69 Carlo Colaiacovo 65 6 20 26 -4 23 Chris Stewart (2/19- ) † 26 15 8 23 4 15 Erik Johnson (-2/18) ‡ 55 5 14 19 -8 37 Kevin Shattenkirk (2/19- ) † 26 2 15 17 7 16 Jay McClement (-2/18) ‡ 56 6 10 16 -13 18 B. J. Crombeen 80 7 7 14 -18 154 Eric Brewer ( -2/14) ‡ 54 8 6 14 1 57 Brad Winchester (-2/27) ‡ 57 9 5 14 -9 86 Barret Jackman 60 0 13 13 3 57 Roman Polak 55 3 9 12 -4 33 Nikita Nikitin 41 1 8 9 1 10 David Perron 10 5 2 7 7 12 Chris Porter 45 3 4 7 -4 16 Adam Cracknell 24 3 4 7 1 8 Cam Janssen 54 1 3 4 -6 131 Ryan Reaves 28 2 2 4 -1 78 Ian Cole 26 1 3 4 6 35 Nathan Oystrick 9 1 2 3 1 9 T. J. Hensick 13 1 2 3 -5 2 Philip McRae 15 1 2 3 -10 2 Dave Scatchard 8 0 1 1 1 6 Tyson Strachan 29 0 1 1 -10 39 Nicholas Drazenovic 3 0 0 0 -3 0 Stefan Della Rovere 7 0 0 0 0 11

* indicates not currently on the active roster.
⁺ indicates on Injured Reserve.
^‡Traded away mid-season, date of last game in ( ). Stats reflect time with Blues only.
^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blues, date of first game in ( ). Stats reflect time with Blues only. Bold = leading team in category.

Goaltenders

(Updated through games of April 9, 2011, FINAL)
Stats

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Jaroslav Halak 57 3,294 27 21 7 136 2.48 1,518   .910 7 0 0 6 Ty Conklin 25 1,285   8   8 4   69 3.22    582   .881 2 0 0 4 Ben Bishop  7   369   3   4 0   17 2.76    168   .899 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 82 4,948 38 33 11 222 2.69 2,268   .902 10 0 0 10

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Jaroslav Halak[47]	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 25, 2010
Jaroslav Halak[48]	NHL Third Star of the Week	November 8, 2010

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Ryan Reaves	1st Career NHL Game	October 11, 2010
Alexander Steen	200th Career NHL Point	October 14, 2010
Andy McDonald	400th Career NHL Point	October 22, 2010
Jay McClement	400th Career NHL Game	October 23, 2010
Ian Cole	1st Career NHL Game	November 6, 2010
Nikita Nikitin	1st Career NHL Game	November 6, 2010
Nicholas Drazenovic	1st Career NHL Game	November 11, 2010
Brad Boyes	300th Career NHL Point	November 13, 2010
Carlo Colaiacovo	100th Career NHL Point	November 15, 2010
T. J. Hensick	100th Career NHL Game	November 17, 2010
David Backes	300th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2010
Eric Brewer	700th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2010
Alexander Steen	400th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2010
Stefan Della Rovere	1st Career NHL Game	December 1, 2010
David Backes	100th Career NHL Assist	December 9, 2010
Eric Brewer	200th Career NHL Point	December 15, 2010
Adam Cracknell	1st Career NHL Game	December 15, 2010
Adam Cracknell	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 20, 2010
B. J. Crombeen	200th Career NHL Game	December 20, 2010
Barret Jackman	100th Career NHL Assist	December 28, 2010
Jay McClement	100th Career NHL Assist	January 10, 2011
Philip McRae	1st Career NHL Game	January 12, 2011
Ryan Reaves	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	January 12, 2011
Philip McRae	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 13, 2011
Patrik Berglund	100th Career NHL Point	January 22, 2011
Philip McRae	1st Career NHL Goal	January 26, 2011
Nikita Nikitin	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	February 4, 2011
Nikita Nikitin	1st Career NHL Goal	February 6, 2011
T. J. Oshie	100th Career NHL Point	February 6, 2011
Roman Polak	200th Career NHL Game	February 8, 2011
Patrik Berglund	200th Career NHL Game	February 11, 2011
Erik Johnson	200th Career NHL Game	February 11, 2011
Barret Jackman	500th Career NHL Game	February 14, 2011
David Backes	200th Career NHL Point	February 19, 2011
Brad Winchester	300th Career NHL Game	February 21, 2011
Andy McDonald	600th Career NHL Game	February 22, 2011
Ben Bishop	1st Career NHL Shutout	February 25, 2011
Ian Cole	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	March 9, 2011
Adam Cracknell	1st Career NHL Goal	March 12, 2011
Ryan Reaves	1st Career NHL Assist	March 12, 2011
Carlo Colaiacovo	300th Career NHL Game	March 29, 2011
David Backes	100th Career NHL Goal	April 1, 2011
Ty Conklin	200th Career NHL Game	April 6, 2011
Alexander Steen	100th Career NHL Goal	April 9, 2011

Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 17, 2010[49]	To Montreal Canadiens Lars Eller Ian Schultz	To St. Louis Blues Jaroslav Halak
June 17, 2010[50]	To Colorado Avalanche Julian Talbot	To St. Louis Blues T. J. Hensick
June 25, 2010[51]	To Ottawa Senators David Rundblad	To St. Louis Blues 1st-round pick in 2010 – Vladimir Tarasenko
June 26, 2010[52]	To Boston Bruins David Warsofsky	To St. Louis Blues Vladimir Sobotka
July 28, 2010 [53]	To Washington Capitals D. J. King	To St. Louis Blues Stefan Della Rovere
August 3, 2010 [54]	To Florida Panthers T. J. Fast	To St. Louis Blues Graham Mink
February 18, 2011 [55]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Eric Brewer	To St. Louis Blues Brock Beukeboom 3rd-round pick in 2011 – Jordan Binnington
February 19, 2011 [56]	To Colorado Avalanche Erik Johnson Jay McClement Conditional 1st-round pick in 2011 or 2012[lower-alpha 1] – Duncan Siemens	To St. Louis Blues Chris Stewart Kevin Shattenkirk Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2011 or 2012[lower-alpha 2] – Ty Rattie
February 27, 2011 [57]	To Buffalo Sabres Brad Boyes	To St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2011 – Joel Edmundson
February 28, 2011 [58]	To Anaheim Ducks Brad Winchester	To St. Louis Blues 3rd-round pick in 2012 – Mackenzie MacEachern

Notes

1. Conditional pick became a pick in 2011.
2. Conditional pick became a pick in 2011.

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Brennan Evans[59]	Toronto Marlies	2 years, $1.025 million
Nathan Oystrick[59]	Anaheim Ducks	1 year, $600,000
Dave Scatchard[60]	Nashville Predators	1 year, $550,000
Dean Arsene[61]	Edmonton Oilers	1 year, $600,000
Marek Svatos[62]	Avangard Omsk	1 year, $800,000
Kyle Wellwood[63]	Mytishchi Atlant	1 year, $650,000

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Jonas Junland[64]	Farjestad BK	1 year
Chris Mason[65]	Atlanta Thrashers	2 years, $3.7 million
Nate Guenin[66]	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $575,000
Mike Weaver[67]	Florida Panthers	2 years, $1.8 million

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Marek Svatos[68]	Nashville Predators	December 29, 2010
Kyle Wellwood[69]	San Jose Sharks	January 18, 2011

Lost via retirement

Player
Keith Tkachuk[70]
Darryl Sydor[71]

Players signings

Player	Contract terms
Tyler Shattock[72]	3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Anthony Nigro[73]	3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Adam Cracknell[74]	1 year, $500,000
Jori Lehtera[75]	2 years, $1.4625 million entry-level contract
David Rundblad[76]	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Nikita Nikitin[77]	1 year, $800,000 entry-level contract
Matt D'Agostini[78]	1 year, $550,000
Vladimir Sobotka[79]	1 year, $750,000
Alexander Steen[80]	4 years, $13.45 million
Brad Winchester[81]	1 year, $700,000
Jaroslav Halak[82]	4 years, $15 million
Cam Janssen[83]	1 year, $600,000
Carlo Colaiacovo[84]	2 years, $4.25 million
Nicholas Drazenovic[85]	1 year, $500,000
Tyson Strachan[86]	1 year, $600,000
T. J. Hensick[87]	1 year, $600,000
Ryan Reaves[88]	1 year, $500,000
David Perron[89]	2 years, $4.3 million
Erik Johnson[90]	2 years, $5.2 million
David Spina[91]	1 year, $500,000
David Backes[92]	5 years, $22.5 million contract extension
Cade Fairchild[93]	2 years, $1.25 million entry-level contract
David Shields[94]	3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Jay Barriball[95]	1 year, $565,000 entry-level contract
Patrik Berglund[96][97]	2 years, $4.5 million contract extension

Draft picks

St. Louis's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, June 25–26, 2010. The Blues had the 14th choice by virtue of finishing ninth in the conference in 2009–10.^[98]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (League)
1	14	Jaden Schwartz	C	Canada	Tri-City Storm (USHL)
1	16 (from Ottawa)	Vladimir Tarasenko	C	Russia	Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL)
2	44	Sebastian Wannstrom	C	Sweden	Brynäs IF (J20 SuperElit)
3	74	Max Gardiner	C	United States	Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN)
4	104	Jani Hakanpaa	D	Finland	Kiekko-Vantaa Jr. (Finland Jr-2)
5	134	Cody Beach	RW	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
6	164	Stephen MacAulay	LW	Canada	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

Farm teams

Peoria Rivermen

The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2010–11.

Alaska Aces

The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.

See also

• 2010–11 NHL season
• St. Louis Blues seasons
• St. Louis (sports)

References

1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
2. St. Louis Blues will make Davis Payne head coach Archived 2010-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (April 14, 2010)
3. Mellanby Hired as Assistant Coach
4. Blues Hire Hirsch as Goaltending Coach
5. Armstrong Takes Over as Blues GM: Larry Pleau steps aside after 13 years as Blues General Manager
6. Blues Hire Dave Taylor to Front Office: Taylor will serve as the team's Director of Player Personnel
7. Blues Mourn Passing of Dr. Jerome Gilden: Orthopedic Surgeon worked for the Blues since its inaugural season (Aug. 12)
8. Kariya to sit out NHL season^{[permanent dead link]}
9. Kariya Out for Season (Aug. 27, 2010)
10. "2010–11 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
11. Mar. 5 vs. NYI on Alternate Channel, NHL.com (Mar. 1, 2011)
12. Oshie Has Fractured Ankle; Out Indefinitely: The Blues have recalled forwards Drazenovic, Porter from Peoria NHL.com (Nov. 11, 2010)
13. Blues Off to Best Start in Team History: The Blues are 9-1-2 through 12 games and have won seven straight NHL.com (Nov. 7, 2010)
14. Ratings on FS Midwest Keep Soaring: Ratings through first 16 telecasts are up 59 percent vs. last year (Nov. 24, 2010)
15. McDonald Out with Concussion: Blues forward is out indefinitely after being injured Dec. 4 at Edmonton NHL.com
16. Oshie Begins Skating Again: Blues forward is back on the ice rehabbing a broken ankle NHL.com (Dec. 23, 2010)
17. Oshie Could Return in Late January: Blues forward is currently rehabbing from a broken ankle NHL.com (Dec. 28, 2010)
18. Backes Headed to 2011 All-Star Game: Forward leads the Blues in scoring with 12 goals and 21 assists (33 points) NHL.com (Jan. 11, 2011)
19. Blues Activate Oshie from Injured Reserve: Blues forward will return from injury and is expected to play vs. Kings NHL.com (Jan. 18, 2011)
20. Blues Update Status for McDonald, Perron: Both players have been sidelined with concussion-like symptoms NHL.com (Jan. 20, 2011)
21. Tonight's Game vs. Colorado is Postponed: Due to severe weather conditions, the game will be made up at a later date NHL.com (February 1, 2011)
22. Blues-Avalanche game rescheduled for Feb. 22, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (February 2, 2011)
23. McDonald Activated from Injured Reserve: The Blues have assigned forward Philip McRae to the Peoria Rivermen, NHL.com (Feb. 2, 2011)
24. Blues Trade Brewer to Tampa Bay: The Blues get rights to Brock Beukeboom and a 3rd Round Pick in 2011, NHL.com (Feb. 18, 2011)
25. Blues Acquire Stewart, Shattenkirk: Erik Johnson and Jay McClement have been trade to the Avalanche, NHL.com (Feb. 19, 2011)
26. Ron Jacober, Sports on a Sunday (KMOX, February 20, 2011)
27. Perron is still trying to get back on the ice, NHL.com (February 25, 2011)
28. Blues vs. Oilers - 02/25/11 St. Louis Blues - Recap Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine NHL.com (February 25, 2011)
29. Blues Trade Boyes to Buffalo: Team acquires a second round pick in 2011 from Sabres, NHL.com (February 27, 2011)
30. Blues suffer rare shutout, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (February 28, 2011)
31. Conklin clears waivers, remains with Blues, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (February 28, 2011)
32. Blues Waive Conklin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (February 27, 2011)
33. Winchester Traded to Ducks for Pick: Porter, Reaves Recalled from Peoria; McRae on Injured Reserve, NHL.com (February 28, 2011)
34. Salute to No. 7 Transcripts, NHL.com (Mar. 7, 2011)
35. Jackman, Steen Sidelined 4-6 Weeks, NHL.com (Mar. 10, 2011)
36. Gordo: Steen's injury another blow for hard-luck Blues, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Mar. 10, 2011)
37. Blues weigh leadership roles, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Mar. 12, 2011)
38. Checketts to sell his share of Blues, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (March 16, 2011)
39. "Blues owner of five years puts team on market". March 16, 2011.
40. "St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings Box Score — March 30, 2011".
41. "New York Rangers at Dallas Stars Box Score — February 6, 2009".
42. "St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators Box Score — February 26, 1994".
43. Flames vs. Blues - 04/01/2011 St. Louis Blues - Recap Archived 2012-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, NHL.com (Apr. 1, 2011)
44. Jarome Iginla reaches 1,000 points as Flames rally past Blues, ESPN.com (Apr. 1, 2011)
45. Predators vs. Blues - 04/09/2011 - St. Louis Blues - Recap Archived 2012-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, NHL.com (April 9, 2011)
46. "2010-11 NHL Summary".
47. Bourque, Halak and Stamkos named 'Three Stars'
48. Torres, Garon and Halak top week's 'Three Stars'
49. Blues Acquire Halak from Montreal
50. Blues Acquire Hensick from Avalanche
51. Blues Select Schwartz, Tarasenko on Day 1
52. Blues Acquire Sobotka from Boston
53. Blues Acquire Della Rovere from Capitals
54. Blues Trade Fast, Acquire Mink
55. Blues Trade Brewer to Tampa Bay
56. Blues Acquire Stewart, Shattenkirk: Erik Johnson and Jay McClement have been traded to the Avalanche
57. Blues Trade Boyes to Buffalo: Team acquires a second round pick in 2011 from Sabres
58. Winchester Traded to Ducks for Pick
59. Evans, Oystrick Sign Two-Way Deals
60. Blues Sign Forward Dave Scatchard
61. Blues Sign Arsene to Two-Way Deal
62. Blues Sign Forward Marek Svatos
63. Blues Sign Forward Kyle Wellwood
64. Bang: Junland to FBK
65. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Goaltender Chris Mason^{[permanent dead link]}
66. Blue Jackets Sign Former Ohio State Defenseman Nate Guenin, Forwards Trevor Frischmon, Kyle Wilson
67. Florida Panthers Sign D Mike Weaver
68. Svatos Claimed Off Waivers by Nashville: The Blues had signed the forward to a one-year deal on Tuesday (Dec. 28) (Dec. 29, 2010)
69. Former Canucks Forward Tabbed
70. Tkachuk to Retire at End of Season
71. Sydor Retires After 18 NHL Seasons
72. Blues Sign Prospect Tyler Shattock
73. Blues Sign Prospect Anthony Nigro
74. Blues Re-sign Adam Cracknell
75. Blues Sign Prospect Jori Lehtera
76. Blues Sign David Rundblad
77. Blues Sign Defenseman Nikita Nikitin
78. Blues Sign Matt D'Agostini
79. Blues Sign Sobotka to One-Year Deal
80. Blues Reach Agreement with Alex Steen
81. Blues Re-Sign Brad Winchester
82. Halak Inks Four-Year Deal with Blues
83. Janssen Signs One-Year Deal with Blues
84. Blues Re-Sign Colaiacovo
85. Blues Sign Drazenovic to Two-Way Deal
86. Blues Sign Tyson Strachan
87. Hensick Signs One-Year Extension
88. Blues Reach Deal with Ryan Reaves
89. Blues Re-Sign David Perron
90. Johnson Signs Two-Year Deal with Blues
91. Blues Sign Forward David Spina
92. Backes Signs 5-Year Contract Extension
93. Blues Sign Prospect Cade Fairchild
94. Blues Sign David Shields
95. Blues Sign Forward Jay Barriball, NHL.com (Mar. 26, 2011)
96. Berglund Signs New Contract with Blues, NHL.com (May 31, 2011)
97. Jeremy Rutherford tweet, Twitter.com (May 31, 2011)
98. Blues to Pick 14th at 2010 NHL Draft: Draft order was chosen during Tuesday's NHL Draft Lottery, (Apr. 13, 2010)

External links

• 2010–11 St. Louis Blues season at ESPN
• 2010–11 St. Louis Blues season at Hockey Reference